List of Famous people born in August
Joseph Minala
Joseph-Marie Minala is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai, on loan from Italian club Lazio.
Miriam Nakamoto
Miriam Herbie Nakamoto is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight.
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Daniela Jolanta Denby-Ashe is an English actress. She is best known for playing Sarah Hills on the soap opera EastEnders, Margaret Hale on the period drama North and South, and Janey Harper on the BBC sitcom My Family. She also played Lorraine Donnegan on the drama series Waterloo Road.
Leigh Griffiths
Leigh Griffiths is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil films. She also appears in Telugu films, and has done a number of films in Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. Hansika made her film debut in Telugu cinema with Desamuduru (2007), and became the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Filmfare Award.
Prince Nikolai of Denmark
Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne. At the time of his birth, he was third, after his uncle and father.
Noel Francisco
Noel John Francisco is an American attorney who served as the Solicitor General of the United States from 2017 to 2020. He was the first Asian American confirmed by the United States Senate to hold the position.
Roger Marshall
Roger Wayne Marshall is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kansas, having been elected to succeed Pat Roberts in 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2017-2021, a mostly rural district covering much of the western and northern parts of the state.
Federica Pellegrini
Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the women's 200 m freestyle world record, and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to break the 4 minute barrier in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15.
Guilherme Winter
Guilherme Winter Nóbrega de Almeida, commonly known as Guilherme Winter, is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Moses in Os Dez Mandamentos.